According to reports, the phone call between the u.s. president and the president of Russia discussed the dividing up of certain assets but Ukraine say they do not want to to lose their independence and sovereignty by ceding land, or forgo the possibility of nato membership.
Reportedly, the ukrainian president said that Russia had continued to target energy plants though the president of Russia said they would stop targeting energy infrastructure for 30 days. According to the report, for over a year the two have been targeting each other’s energy sites. Reportedly, the Kyiv school of economics estimated the damage to Ukraine’s energy sector to be $14.6 billion. According to a report, in February Russia launched a drone attack on Chernobyl causing fires in the confinement structure, a serious incident in terms of nuclear safety.
Reportedly, there was a prisoner swap of 175 ukrainian prisoners plus 23 injured for 175 russian prisoners. According to a report, It was agreed that talks towards a more complete ceasefire would begin in Saudi Arabia. Reportedly, the possible acquisition of ukrainian power stations has been refused by the ukrainian president, discussions regarding the u.s. purchase of minerals is ongoing.